Description

Design

The Hermes, appearing as a two-door coupe, is distinguishable by its large body but seemingly small occupant visibility. The Hermes is based on a 1949/1950 Mercury Custom (judging by the taillights), the car is evidently modified with its roof chopped down, enhancing the vehicle's lead sled-like appearance; compared to the '49 and '50 Mercuries, it has an additional pair of taillights. It is unusual in that it has front wheel drive (very rare in American cars of the period) and it cannot be blown up with a gas-cap shot like most cars in GTA San Andreas.

Performance

The car's performance could be described as average; its acceleration is underwhelming, but it has a moderate top speed. The car is also prone to understeer, owing to its size and small tires. As it only has two doors, the Hermes can only seat two.

Variant

In GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories, a modified gang version of the car driven by the Cubans, dubbed the Cuban Hermes, is commonly spotted in Little Havana, Vice City.

Customization in GTA San Andreas

The Hermes can be modified at a TransFender, but is only offered a bare minimum of modification options:

Locations

The Hermes is mostly a gang car for the Los Santos Vagos and Varrios Los Aztecas, spawning in and around their respective turfs. After controlling all Los Santos Vagos turf by the end of the game, however, only a scant number of Hermes driven by the Vagos can be found.

Post Vagos (after controlling all Los Santos Vagos turf), the Hermes will also appear under the following conditions: